Moravia Area Social News Highlights Several Families
A packed Moravia column details visits and reunions among Donahoo Dowd family links, Clare Dowds, VanDorin and Walter households, plus cousins and friends in Ottumwa Centerville Promise City Albia and Clinton. Attendees include Shine on Dana Dugan Huber and Ward families with church, college and festival connections and a Monroe County Christian convention account.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Ward
Centerville
Lloyd Warren
Promise City
Jim Dunaway
Prairie City
Steinbach
Albia
Herman Huber
Turlock
Calif
Guy Roberts
Turner Funeral Home
Olin Foster
Lester Gordon
Rex Foster
Mt. Pelasant
Old Threshers
Loren Walter
Mearl Walter
Neva Mericle
Jenni Pollard
Marjorie Hough
Rita Gardner
Washington, D.C
Marvin Gardner
Linda Coulson
State Teachers College of Iowa
Cedar Falls
Judith Smith
State University of Iowa
Iowa City
Marshall Perry
Clara Irelan
Birdie Main
Osa Brown
Della Bivin
Monroe County Christian Church
Union Chapel Church
Blakesburg
Clara Hiatt
Denver
Colo
Eunice Halden
F. A. Ogden
Eunice
LeMars
Westmar College
Cecil Coulson
Hazel Alverson
Floyd Alverson
Independence
Coulsons
Merrill
McPherson
Kansas
McPherson College
Guy McCannon
Numa
George McCannon
Social guests visit in Walter home
Mrs. Lauretta Dorothy and Mr. and Mrs. Ray Dorothy of Anderson Missouri arrived Monday to visit the former's nephew, Mr. and Mrs. Ted Campbell, at the Walter home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. W. Donahoo
Richland, Wash
Clarence Dowd
Ottumwa
Walter, Home
Lauretta Dorothy
Ray Dorothy
Anderson, Mo
Ted Campbell
NFM S Meets at Nazarene Church for September Meeting
The NFM S gathered Wednesday evening at the Nazarene church for the September session. Mrs. LaVern Smith presided, Gary Woodward led devotions, and Mrs. Forrest Main shared insights from the NFMS convention in Des Moines. Mrs. Henry Horn led a study on the Southwest Mexico mission field before Bill Woodward offered the benediction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N.F.M.S
The
Nazarene Church
LaVern Smith
Gary Woodward
Forrest Main
NFMS
Des Moines
Henry Horn
Southwest Mexico
Bill Woodward
County Wide W S C S Study Planned in October
The Women Societies of Christian Service of Appanoose county plan a county wide study on The Christian Mission in Latin American Countries using Land of Eldorado. Sessions run four Fridays October 6 13 20 and 27 from 1 30 p m to 3 p m in Centerville Methodist basement taught by Mrs A G Watkins with county societies leading worship. All Women’s Society members urged to participate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women Societies of Christian Service
The
Methodist Church
Appanoose County
Women's Society of Christian Service
Christian Mission
Land of Eldorado
Centerville
W.S.W.S. Meets at Evangel U B Church Friday
The Women’s Society of World Service held its regular monthly meeting at the Evangel United Brethren Church. Mrs. Carl Tisue led the business session with devotions and roll call. Reports from department secretaries followed, planning for prayer services on Sept. 27 and World Communion Sunday Oct. 1. An October fall institute was announced at Albia E.U.B. church. Mrs. J. T. VanDorin led a lesson on unity in the denomination, assisted by Mrs. Grant Tadlock. VanDorin closed with prayer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women’s Society of World Service
Evangelical United Brethren Church
Carl Tisue
Fall Institute
Albia E.U.B
J. T. VanDorin
Grant Tadlock
VanDorin
Rebekah Lodge Opens Fall Session in Moravia
Moravia Rebekah lodge held its first fall meeting after a cooperative supper. An invitation to a Three Links gathering in Bloomfield was read. Planning covered a supper for the Fall Festival and an open house at the Moravia bank Friday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moravia Rebekah Lodge
Bloomfield
Roland
Noble Grand
Moravia Bank
Frank Wilson
Rebekah
Cecil Schrodt
Harald Hudgens
Band Mothers Meet Form Plans For Festival Events
A large group of mothers attended the first afternoon Band Mothers meeting on September 6 at the school house. Lucille West led the business session and announced an invitation from Moulton to band members for a talent contest. Committees were named to pursue a banner, bake sale, and popcorn operation for the festival with details on cake and pie contributions and marching dates announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucille West
Moulton
Grace Whitehead
Earlene Davis
Virginia Cloyed
Clarabelle Mosley
Interconnection of power systems nearing completion
R W Greenleaf, president of Iowa Southern Utilities, announced at an Edison Electric Institute meeting that interconnection of all major U S power systems should be complete by 1970. He noted Iowa Electric Grid connects Iowa transmission lines and generators and links with Illinois Minnesota Nebraska and Missouri grids. Pathfinder atomic plant output will feed into Minnesota grid, expanding high voltage interconnections to boost efficiency and exchange of electric power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
R. W. Greenleaf
Iowa Southern Utilities
Edison Electric Institute
New York City
Greenleaf
Iowa
Ilinois
Minnesota
Nebraska
Missouri
Pathfinder Atomic
Sioux Falls
South Dakota
Transmission grid ties Centerville loads to Iowa Electric
J A Bradley notes high voltage lines in Centerville form part of the statewide grid. President Fleger of EEL says investor owned utilities need 3 billion dollars for new transmission through 1970. He adds 6.7 billion is currently invested in transmission and companies spend about 3.2 billion yearly on plant equipment. He calls this 10 percent of all new construction and vital to national economic well being.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Bradley
Iowa Southern
Centerville
Iowa
Fleger
E.E.L. Int
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Carl Coffin
Francis Kincade
Karl Rogers
Clinton, Mo
Harold Burton
Pearl Swaim
Curtis Burton
Lowell VanDorin
James
Ray
Susette
Nell Rousseau
Louilla
Monroe County Hospital
Fred VanDorin
Glenn van Dorin
Lake Keomah
Paul Cridlebaugh
Washington
Elsie Delong
Bushnell
Nebr
Clell Davis
Spring Valley
Shelter House
Moravia Park
Elmer Vance
Alicin
Art Davis
Ralph Davis
Carl Hiatt
Burdell Roberts
Menlo
Charles Frisby
John Veach
Aransas Pass
Texas
Veach
Clark Hollingsworth
Richard Veach
JoEllen
Grant Everman
Dallas Faber
R. S. Faber
Dick Faber
Larry Brooks
Danny
Clarence Dowds
Joe Conger
George Simmons
Randy
Sue
Karen
Hinsdale
Mears Walter
Sue Cory
Leila
Gardner Hatchery
Moravia
M. K. Blackman
van Dorin Implement Company
Allis-Chaloners
Dial
Nlf.m.s
W.S.C.S
W.S.W.S
U.B. Church
Ian Appauguse
Monroe
Band Mothers Meeting
Mr. Burghoffer
Lancaster
Doris Boblenz
Turner & Son
Claude Hawk
Centerville National Bank
Wayne
Schreiner
H. G. Hargis
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